Rack



*F. J. WOLFF AND A.'H. WEGENER.

RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- s, I92I.

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rm/nuns s Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

F. I WOLFF AND A. H. WEGENER.

. RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, I921- Patented Aug 29, I922.

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BACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented An 2533,1922,

Application filed January 8,1921. Serial No. $35,803.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Fnnonron J. VVOLFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, and AnNoLD H. YVEGENER, .a citizen of the United States, residing at Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New. Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Racks; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and being had .to the-accompany-ing drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates, generally, to improvements in racks; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to an improved construction of sanitary rack or safe for storing pastry products or other. articles, the same having a novel vmeans for locking up the contents. against unauthorized removal.

The invention is. particularly useful in wholesale bakeries from which distribution vof'the products, such as pies, cakes,

etc., are madedailybydelivery wagons to the retail trade. In such cases eachdeliveryman turns over his orders to the shipping department to be filled. Take,. for-example, the pies an individual deliveryman,,which require so many of each kind to be assigned tohim for delivery. The

delivcryinan is provided with a rack constructed in accordance with the principles of, this invention, and his quota of pies is stored therein, and then locked up, so that only said deliveryman, having the proper key, may open said rack and remove the pies. It follows, particularly in cases where each deliveryman is held financially responsible over to hinnthatv the deliveryman 1s protected against surreptiremoval of his stock as well as against confusiono shorta es in quantityof one kind or the other thereof which results where fellow deliverymen and others have by others,

access to the stock and are free to borrow therefrom.

.The use-of my novel rack, as above described, is illustrative of but one of many.

uses-to which the samemay be put, and the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, and drawn on "tudinally extent ingf ably same by its novel construction will afford a very convenient rack for many other purposes.

The thing to be desired in a rack of the kind here involved is to provide a sanitary construction, as open to the admission-of light andair as possible, one that iseasily capable of being thoroughly cleansed, and the construction of which affords little op portunity for dirt, crumbs, grease, etc., to gather or collecttherein. In addition to such sanitary features, it is desirable that the constructionprovides a rack, which when .locked up retains its open airy character,

andat the same time efficiently vprevents unauthorized removal of the contents therefrom.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a novel constructionof rack possessing the above mentioned desirable charao teristics.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the Figure 1 is a side elevation of the novel rack made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention; Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section through the same, taken on line 2'2 in said, Figure 1; Figure 3 is a horizontal. section through the same, taken on line 3-3 in said Figure 1; Figure 4 is a detail side elevation of the novel rack drawnon an enlarged .scale, portions of the same being broken away; Figure 5 is a detail top view showing the method of hanging the lockable gate of'the rack, on traveling rollers; and Figure 6 is a'detail horizontal section, taken on lined-6 in, said an enlargedscale.

Similar characters of reference are employed inall of the hereinabove described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

The reference character 1 indicates the complete rack made according to and embodying the principles of this invention, the same comprising a ,pair of, parallel longibottom bars '2, prefermade of channel iron, and a pair of parallel longitudinally extending top bars 3, also preferably made of channel iron. 'EX- tendingbetween the ends of thebottom and metal 6 and 7 having lugs 8. suitably disposed and formed in connection therewith to receive fastening means 9 for rigidly securing the said transverse partition to both said central partition 5 and said bottom and top bars 2 and 3. Said transverse partitions are spaced apart to provide vertical compartments 10 on each side of said central partition 5 of a width adapted to easily accommodate or receive the articles to be stored in the rack, said compartments 10 being entirely open at their outer ends and also at their bottomends. Struck out of each metal sheet 6 and 7 is a plurality of integrally formed ledge members 11 which are bent upwardly into horizontal position so as to project into each compartment 10 from opposite sides thereof, and so that the opposing ledge members are in horizontal alinement. Said ledge members are vertically spaced relative to each other for distances somewhat greater than the height of the articles to be stored in the rack. The length of the ledge members are preferably substantially less than the width of the transverse partitions.

Associated with each side of the rack are sliding gate members, each comprised; of suitably interconnected horizontal bars 12 and vertical bars 13. The said vertical bars 13 are spaced apart one from another for a distance equivalent to the width of the compartments 10. Connected with the upper horizontal bar of each gate member, ad-

jacent to each end thereof are bracket members 14: provided with upwardly projecting arms 15 which project through longitudinal slots 16 formed in said top bars 3. Mounted on a journal stud connected with said arms 15 are rollers or wheels 17 which roll on the upper surfaces of said top bars 8, thus suspending each gate member for back and forth sliding movement in front of the compartments 10. Connected with the lower horizontal bar of each gate member, adjacent to each end thereof, are down.- wardly projecting guide studs 18, which extend downwardly through longitudinal slots '19 formed in said bottom bars '2, thus holdingsaid-gate members inoperative perpendicular disposition, wh le at the same time permittlng free longitudinal sliding movements thereof. The means for holding said gate members in closed and locked relation to the compartments 10, comprises a depending perforate lug 20 connected with the forwardend of the upper horizontal bar of each gate member; Secured to each top bar '3 is a fixed plate having at one end a depending perforate lug 2]., with whichsaid lug 20 of the gate member abuts and alines itself when the gate member is in closed position. When the gate members are closed pad-locks 22 may be engaged through the perforations 23 of said lugs 20 and 21, thus preventing opening movement of the gate members.

As will be understood from an inspection of Figure 1 of the drawings, the articles to be stored in the rack (e. g. the pies24c illustrated in said Figure 4) are inserted in the compartments 10 so that opposite edges of the same will be supported on the opposing ledge members 11, so as to be each separately supported by ledge members in vertical alinement one above another. The gate members being closed and locked, the vertical bars 13 of the gate-members will be positioned in front of and intermediate the sides of each compartment 10. Since the ledge members 11 are'spaced apart vertically for a distance but slightly greater than the height of the articles supported thereby, it follows that the articles cannot be turned or twisted obliquely so as to permit of the articles being removed through the spaces on either side of the vertical bars 13 of the gate members intermediate the same and the sides of the compartment, while the position of said vertical bars 13 prevents direct outward withdrawal of said articles from the compartments 10 when said gate members are closed, consequently the articles are securely maintained against unauthorized removal or interference therewith. WVhen the pad-locks 22 are removed, and the gate members are freed so as to permitthe same to be slid back to open position, such movement will carry the vertical bars 13 to positions inalinement with the partitions intermediate the compartments 10, so that the articles may be readily removed through the spaces between said vertical bars.

top wall 25 to prevent dirt falling downwardly upon the contents of the compartments. If desired the bottom bars 2 may be provided adjacent to their ends with casters 26, so that the racks may be readily moved from place to place if desired.

It will be apparent that the novel construction of rack, as above set forth, is particularly adapted to the purposes mentioned in the opening paragraphs of this specification, and that it may also serve any other purpose to which it is adapted.

In a device of the kind described, a'pair of laterally spaced bottom bars, a pair, of laterally spaced top bars, partition members supported between said top and bottom'bars to provide a plurality of vertical comparton said top bars, guide lugs projecting downwardly from the lower horizontalbar 15 of said gate member, said bottom bars having longitudinal slots in which said guide members ride, and means for securing said gate member in closed position.

In testimony, that we claim the invention 20 set forth above we have hereunto set our hands this 4th day of January, 1921.

FREDRIGK J. VVOLFF. ARNOLD H. WEGENER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE D. RroHARns, EVA E. DESGH. 

